Claude Akins
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Claude Marion Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American actor with a long career on stage, screen and television. Powerful in appearance and voice, Akins could be counted on to play the clever (or less than clever) tough guy, on the side of good or bad, in movies and television. He is best remembered as Sheriff Lobo in the 1970s TV series B. J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spin-off series, with Ben Cooper appearing as Waverly. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claude Akins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Perry Mason
1957
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
The Love Boat
1977
Maverick
1957
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Fugitive
1963
Mission: Impossible
1966
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Filmography
Perry Mason
as Detective Sgt. Phillip Dix · 1957
Bonanza
as Marshal Emmett Dowd · 1959
Bonanza
as Col. Edward J. Dunwoody · 1959
Bonanza
as Ezekiel · 1959
Bonanza
as Sam Hill · 1959
The Love Boat
as Cappy · 1977
Maverick
as Paisley Briggs · 1957
Murder, She Wrote
as Ethan Cragg · 1984
The Fugitive
as Ralph Simmons · 1963
Mission: Impossible
· 1966
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Dever · 1957
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sheriff Jordan · 1962
Matlock
as Sam Taylor · 1986
The Rifleman
· 1958
The Rifleman
as Floyd Doniger · 1958
Mannix
as Sgt. Al Reardon · 1967
Dragnet
· 1951
Cannon
· 1971
The Virginian
as Lump · 1962
The Virginian
as Hezekiah · 1962
The Twilight Zone
as Steve Brand · 1959
Hotel
· 1982
Combat!
as Mastin · 1962
Combat!
as Rosie · 1962
Combat!
as Charlie Pelton · 1962
The Untouchables
as Vince Majesky · 1959
The Untouchables
as Jake 'Dodo' Ryan · 1959
The Untouchables
as Karl Hansa · 1959
Daniel Boone
as Toka · 1964
I Love Lucy
as Claude Akins (uncredited) · 1951
Rawhide
as Clete Manson · 1959
Rawhide
as Karse · 1959
Rawhide
as Sergeant Parker · 1959
Rawhide
as Gus Marsdon · 1959
Rawhide
as Aloysius Claybank · 1959
Rawhide
as Jerry Boggs · 1959
The Lucy Show
as Lieutenant Finch · 1962
Cheyenne
as Sheriff Bob Walters · 1955
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Jack Kelly · 1958
The Big Valley
as Callahan · 1965
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Walker Collins · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff Adam Prescott · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Simmy, the Comanchero · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Deputy Chuck Wagner · 1956
Dinah!
· 1974
Dinah!
as Self · 1974
Route 66
· 1960
Barnaby Jones
as Eli Rile · 1973
McCloud
· 1970
The F.B.I.
as Ben Gambriella · 1965
The F.B.I.
as Jason Peale · 1965
The Rookies
· 1972
The Bob Hope Show
as Self · 1950
Medical Center
· 1969
Hunter
as Andy Polanski · 1984
Bat Masterson
as Jack Fontana · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
as Ed Bird · 1958
The Streets of San Francisco
as Bob Mason · 1972
Gunsmoke
as Harry · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Jed Butler · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Hack · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Solis · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Ad · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Sy Sherne · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Art McLane · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Worth Sweeney · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Marshal Clint Tucker · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Howard Kane · 1955
Laramie
· 1959
Surfside 6
as Mike Hogan · 1960
Surfside 6
as Harry Lodge · 1960
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Sergeant Phil Henning · 1963
Adventures in Paradise
as Sam Kayle · 1959
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as El Supremo · 1964
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Anton Budenieff · 1955
The Texan
· 1958
Bronco
· 1958
Judd, for the Defense
· 1967
State Trooper
as Janskey · 1956
The Millionaire
as Sgt. Mike Harden · 1955
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Kenny Lambert · 1957
Police Story
· 1973
Police Story
as Sergeant R.C. Pickett · 1973
Branded
· 1965
Studio 57
· 1954
Studio 57
as Al · 1954
Adventures of Superman
as Ace Miller · 1952
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Cop · 1955
Mr. Novak
as Lou Myerson · 1963
The Rebel
as Tom Hall · 1959
The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Turnbaugh · 1967
Tales of Wells Fargo
as John L. Sullivan · 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Ralph · 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Jefferson · 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Rake · 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
as John Leslie Nagel · 1957
The Tall Man
· 1960
Laredo
· 1965
Outlaws
· 1960
The Deputy
as Jason Getty · 1959
Lux Video Theatre
as Mandy · 1950
Eerie, Indiana
as Bank Robber / Grungy Bill · 1991
City Detective
· 1953
Crazy like a Fox
· 1984
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Manion · 1956
Riverboat
as Jarret Sutton · 1959
Riverboat
as Beaudry Rawlins · 1959
The Alaskans
· 1959
The Dick Powell Show
as Police Lieutenant · 1961
The Great Adventure
as Father Kranz · 1963
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
as Pete Nemeck · 1953
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
as Elroy Lobo · 1979
The Restless Gun
as Wes Flagler · 1957
Yancy Derringer
as Toby Cook · 1958
The Roaring 20's
· 1960
You Are There
as Mob participant · 1953
The Dakotas
· 1963
The Legend of Jesse James
as Harte · 1965
Toma
· 1973
Garrison's Gorillas
· 1967
Law of the Plainsman
as Sheriff Clifford Shaw · 1959
Bus Stop
as Harry Stumbo · 1961
The Master
as Trumbull · 1984
The Master
as Mr. Trumbull · 1984
The Man Behind the Badge
as Tony · 1953
Rio Bravo
as Joe Burdette · 1959
Movin' On
as Sonny Pruitt · 1974
Steve Canyon
as Sgt. Brecker · 1958
Masquerade
as Ted Kelly · 1983
The Outsider
· 1968
Hondo
· 1967
Letter to Loretta
as Matt Malone · 1953
Letter to Loretta
as Carl Hodges · 1953
Letter to Loretta
as Robert Wilson · 1953
Frontier
· 1955
Darkroom
as Ben Haskell · 1981
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Aldo · 1973
The Monroes
· 1966
Tall Tales & Legends
as Grandpa / Narrator · 1985
How the West Was Won
as Man (uncredited) · 1962
Medical Story
as Dr. Matthews · 1975
Meet McGraw
as Jim Bennett · 1957
The Oregon Trail
· 1977
My Friend Flicka
· 1955
From Here to Eternity
as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited) · 1953
Inherit the Wind
as Rev. Jeremiah Brown · 1960
Return of the Seven
as Frank · 1966
The Caine Mutiny
as Horrible · 1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Stanley Swensen · 1951
General Electric Theater
as Steve Crawford · 1953
General Electric Theater
as Duke Williams · 1953
General Electric Theater
as Dave Blackby · 1953
Legmen
as Tom Bannon · 1984
The Defiant Ones
as Mack · 1958
The Night Stalker
as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher · 1972
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Gus Garner · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
· 1951
Boots and Saddles
· 1957
Celebrity
as Uncle Bun Luther · 1984
The Devil's Brigade
as Pvt. Rocky Rockman · 1968
The Killers
as Earl Sylvester · 1964
A Man Called Sledge
as Hooker · 1970
The Rhinemann Exchange
as Walter Kendall · 1977
The Sea Chase
as Winkler · 1955
Comanche Station
as Ben Lane · 1960
Man with the Gun
as Jim Reedy (uncredited) · 1955
Merrill's Marauders
as Sgt. Kolowicz · 1962
Tentacles
as Robards · 1977
The Burning Hills
as Ben Hindeman · 1956
Monster in the Closet
as Sheriff Sam Ketchem · 1986
Incident at Phantom Hill
as Krausman · 1966
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
as Chief Executioner (uncredited) · 1954
Nashville 99
as Det. Lt. Stonewall Jackson 'Stoney' Huff · 1977
The Proud and Profane
as Big soldier · 1956
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as President Theodore Roosevelt · 1991
A Distant Trumpet
as Seely Jones · 1964
The Curse
as Nathan Crane · 1987
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Bert Springer · 1977
B.J. and the Bear
as Sheriff Lobo · 1978
Waterhole #3
as Sgt. Henry Foggers · 1967
Witness to Murder
as Police Officer (uncredited) · 1954
Yellowstone Kelly
as Sergeant · 1959
The Raid
as Lt. Ramsey (uncredited) · 1954
Down Three Dark Streets
as Matty Pavelich · 1954
The Great Bank Robbery
as Slade · 1969
The Lonely Man
as Blackburn · 1957
Ride Beyond Vengeance
as Elwood Coates · 1966
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
as Theodore Roosevelt · 1992
Concrete Cowboys
as Woody Stone · 1979
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Steve Brand (archive footage) · 2019
Joe Dakota
as Aaron Grant · 1957
Don't Give Up the Ship
as Lt. Cmdr. Farber · 1959
Medical Story
as Dr. Matthews · 1975
Porgy and Bess
as Detective · 1959
Skyjacked
as Sgt. Ben Puzo · 1972
Onionhead
as Poznicki · 1958
The Solid Gold Girl
as Deputy Sheriff Rafe Collins · 1964
Johnny Moccasin
as Bill Ames · 1956
The Norliss Tapes
as Sheriff Tom Hartley · 1973
Killer on Board
as Oscar Billingham · 1977
The Baron and the Kid
as Harley Medford · 1984
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
as Pete Logan · 1957
Seasons of the Heart
as Pastor William Clay · 1993
Battle Stations
as Marty Brennan · 1956
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
as Joe Blair · 1979
Bus Stop
as Sheriff Will · 1982
Little Mo
as Gus Berste · 1978
First to Fight
as Captain Mason · 1967
Grass Roots
as Sheriff Cox · 1992
Lock, Stock and Barrel
as Punch Logan · 1971
Eric
as Stanley 'Stan' Swenson · 1975
Hot Summer Night
as Truck Driver · 1957
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
as Bill Pogue · 1986
Murder in Music City
as Billy West · 1979
Shield for Murder
as Fat Michaels · 1954
Master Ninja
as Mr. Trumbull · 1984
Frontier Rangers
as Caleb Brandt · 1959
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
as Rake · 1961
Kiss Me... Kill Me
as Harry Grant · 1976
Hound-Dog Man
as Hog Peyson · 1959
Pushed Too Far
as Sheriff Jim Forrest · 1988
Johnny Concho
as Lem · 1956
The Human Jungle
as George Mandy · 1954
Claudelle Inglish
as S.T. Crawford · 1961
Falling from Grace
as Speck Parks · 1992
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
as Kibby · 1989
Twisted Fear
as Detective Lucky Douglas · 1994
The Death Squad
as Connie Brennan · 1974
Flap
as Lobo Jackson · 1970
Yesterday's Child
as Cliff Henley · 1977
The Green Fog
· 2018
Timber Tramps
as Matt · 1975
Bitter Creek
as Vance Morgan · 1954
River of Mystery
as Ernie Dorata · 1971
The Sharkfighters
as Chief 'Gordy' Gordon · 1956
Desperate Intruder
as Carl · 1983
Pecos Bill
as Grandpa / Narrator · 1986
Return of the Monster Trucks
as Self / Host · 1986
Black Gold
as Chick Carrington · 1962
Battle of the Monster Trucks
as Self / Host · 1985
Shadow of Fear
as Styran · 1974
In Tandem
as Sonny Pruitt · 1974
Where Evil Lives
as Jack Devlin · 1991
Computeritis: The High-Tech Hazard
as Narrator · 1992